Onkyo CR-L5 Connecting Your Speakers, Strip 15 mm 5/8, Speakers Set a, Speakers Set B

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Connecting Your Speakers

Before you connect your speakers, read the following:

•Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.

•Read the instructions supplied with your speakers.

•Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity. Connect positive (+) terminals only to positive (+) terminals, and negative (–) terminals only to negative (–) terminals. If you get them the wrong way around, the sound will be out of phase and will sound odd.

•If you’re connecting two sets of speakers (i.e., speaker set

A and speaker set B), the minimum impedance for each speaker is 8 Ω. If you’re connecting only one set of speak-

ers (i.e., speaker set A or speaker set B), the minimum impedance for each speaker is 4 Ω. Don’t connect speak- ers with a lower impedance.

•Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.

•Be careful not to short the positive

and negative connections. Doing so may damage your CR-L5.

• Don’t connect more than one cable to each speaker terminal. Doing so may damage your CR-L5.

•If you want to connect a single speaker instead of a pair of speakers, don’t connect it to both the left and right speaker terminals.

You can use two sets of speakers with your CR-L5: speaker set A and speaker set B.

Speaker set A consists of front left and right speakers and a subwoofer and should be installed in your main listening room.

Speaker set B consists of front left and right speakers and can be installed in another room, such as a dining room or kitchen.

1 Strip 15 mm (5/8") of	15 mm (5/8")
insulation from the
ends of the speaker
cables, and twist the
bare wires tightly, as
shown.
2 Unscrew the terminal.

3 Fully insert the wire.

L

L

4 Screw the terminal tight.

R R

The following illustration shows how you should connect your speakers.

Front-

right

speaker

Speakers Set A

Front-

left

speaker

Active

sub-

woofer

The SUBWOOFER PRE OUT should be connected to the input on your active subwoofer. If your subwoofer doesn’t have an amp built-in, you’ll need to use an external amp. See the manual supplied with your subwoofer for more information.

SPEAKERS A

L

R

SPEAKERS B ANTENNA

L	FM 75
SUB			AM
	TV/LINE	TAPE	CDR
WOOFER
PREOUT	L
R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

	COAXIAL	CD RECEIVER
		MODEL NO. CR-L5
AUDIO
L ANALOG	OPTICAL

A OR B: 4 OHMS MIN. / SPEAKER A+B: 8 OHMS MIN. / SPEAKER

R
IN	OUT	IN	OUT

R

IN

REMOTE

CONTROL

Front-

right

speaker

Front-

left

speaker

Speakers Set B

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